After some pre-show lunch, Ben and Sammi talk about the what the word substance means to them. Ben goes to the UK, buys New Order albums and acts like an ignorant American at the amusement park. Sammi talks about the substance of people and things. Then she shares her struggles and triumphs dealing with substance addiction. The conversation then moves to video games and haptics. It gets a little naughty at the end, but Sammi insists that you Google it.
00:20 - Sammi and Ben and the vegan Sonoran Hot Dogs
02:22 - Substance, but “…next time, the word ranch”
05:10 - Ben’s “ignorant American kids” amusement park story
06:40 - Talking about 80s new wave music
10:25 - The Depeche Mode concert story and Sammi talks about the substance of a person
13:35 - Mercury not coffee and has Sammi ever done Tai Chi
15:05 - Folding space
17:00 - Sammi talks about “Squid Game,” and Ben talks about “Only Murders in the Building”
26:46 - Sammi shares her drug and alcohol abuse stories
31:30 - Celebrating sobriety and no raves
34:45 - A solid support system is essential, and music helps
37:04 - ICD 6C51.0 and 6C51.1; a discussion about video game addiction, abuse and disease
41:45 - Babies operating iPads and online social interactions
45:15 - Sammi loves Skyrim, COD WW2 and narative
47:08 - The Assassin’s Creed franchise
49:11 - Ben hates walking on ice in games
51:05 - “Open world games have more substance than FPSs”
53:40 - Ben talks Horizon: Zero Dawn
54:35 - Haptic feedback rumblings in arcades and at home
01:00:15 - A discussion about vibrators and sex robots
01:01:35 - The future of haptics in video games, VR, and real life applications
01:05:59 - Sammi’s final thoughts on the word
01:07:00 - Closing the show… “GOOGLE IT!”
Episode 49 - Announcing a Summer of (Mostly) Soliloquies!
Episode 48 - Comic
Episode 47 - Resilience
Episode 46 - Translation
Episode 45 - Questions from my Aunt (Language and Translation)
Episode 44 - Metaverse
Episode 43 - Virtual
Episode 42 - Time
Episode 41 - Morality
Episode 40 - Second Soliloquy
Episode 39 - Fungible
Episode 38 - Drive
Episode 37 - Travel
Episode 36 - Norah’s Question - Is the Universe Infinite?
Episode 35 - Character
Episode 34 - Space
Episode 33 - Hype
Episode 32 - Rugby
Episode 31 - The Clip Show!
Episode 30 - Resolution
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